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A DAT. BuorlM frtah, tod tb dilalM atnill Hllvn Iht Uwd wllb thalr atarleta firt But lb bloaaonia of D"od aball ba lUUly na till, Troulral. luinloaa. uf oduta rang Ab Weill Xoco thill b f orgcoua bejrund conivar. Noon, and tha aly la a blinding ultra; Tha Ikiwm bv ftlulwl while navi strayetl : Wa wamlmrad too fir hi (nod tbtm thara, ADd Ibtj drooped fur Iftck of tha dew and alitria; - Anwelll Kranlog ibill right Iht mlataaa wa mtd. fniuti 'tli ohllly In nitailow and lada, Tbt lut pala roaa baa dll In tha wwt; Tha nappy bour It long delayed, Our waodarlni li but t loug unrait; Abwrlll W will bom to tbt Areelda. lioma Is beat. Nothing bnt nabaa grayt No bint lalul glimmer of Unlit on roof or will 1 A waary Mtrcb wu tbli day long qnnt, And on imply nanila tbt ahadowa ftll ; Ab wlll 11 oa eraep to bad and forgrt It all. From Uf Alhemrum. TOM BALiriX, 31. D. She bad been renting bor bead upon hor band, (all of thought, when sud denly she beard a sound of horse's1 hoofs clattering down the street. Bhe looked tip wondering who the rider could be, and looking up balf startled. It was Dr. Halifax himself, and aa be reaobeJ the gato be slackened bi spcod, and dis mounting, walkod up the garden' walk with a hurried step. She did not wait for tbe servants, but stepping Into the hall, flung open the shado blinds In re sponse to hia suinmone and stood before him. ' He certainly bad not expected to see her, but he did not wince, morely bow ing, and coloring slightly. "I beg your pardon, Miss Ashby." bo said; "bnt I have come to solicit charity on tbe behalf of ono of my patients, I am not a rich man rnysolf," with the calm, handsome ejos on her face, "and your father told mo I might rely upon him in this terrible trouble" "I am very glad to be of service," said Besnio. "What is moat needed, Dr. Halifax?" He mado a fow BUggoHtiona as he thought propor.and under his directions, she tilled a large basket with food and wine. It scorned as though ho was ten years older, and Bessie's heart grew very full at the siglU of his pale, grave face aa sho completed her tusk. "Can I do nothing more?" she asked, as she gave him the basket. "0 Dr. Halifax, if I only could 1" And in spite of. herself, the thick, gathering tears filled her eyes. He looked surprised, ana then his face softened. "Thank yon!" he re pliod. "I will remember wbat you have .... When Tom Halifax inountod bis horse again, it waa with a thrill of pleasurable pain and backward glanco at the Blon der figure on tho piazza. He had lookod down upon the pretty face boneath its veiling curls, the wot lashes and tremu lous mouth, thinking a littlo sadly of the days when her eyes would have mot hia with a warmer glow. Yes, it all came to the same thing in tho end. The old wound was not completely healed, and a soft glance from the girlish eyes hud set it throbbing again almost as fiercely as aver. That night ho cauio upon Captain Honsted. "Can not I help you, Halifax?'' said the kind hearted follow. "You are killing yourself. Lot me do something, if it's only to grind powders." "Yon must not run tbe rink of infec tion," said Tom. "You have something at homo to take care of." "Yes," said Captain Fred, "but I don't think the little somebody euros much." His voice had stoppod a tone or so, and he waa tupping his boot with his wbip,us thongh musingly. "Ask her," suggested Tom, with a short laugh that almost choked him. "I am going to ask ber to-night," said the oaptaiu, raising his head sud denly, with a half smile. "It's all a lottery, you know. It remains to be proven whothor my prize is a blank or not." , Three hours after Boame stood with hor cousin in the gardon. "It'anonse," she said, with impotu ous tremor. "I don't love you, Cousin Fred at least, not as I must lovo th man I marry. I thought I did, but lately" Bhe stopped, dropping hor face, and then added, almost iu a whisper: "I have been very wicked and foolish. Ploase forgive mo!" The cabtain looked down a littlo gravely. "Whon did you chuuge your mind, Bessie?" "A fow weeks ago, since this dreadful plague. It made me think, and I saw that I bad not been doing rightly." It was fully three miuutea before Fred nousted spoke again. "8eo here, Bessie!" he said, at last, "I am learning aomethiug too. I never believed tho gossip before now" a mo ment's pause, and his smothsrod doubt burst forth: "Bessie, why did jou quar rel with Tom Halifax?" "Oh, Fred, don't!" she said. "Don't cry," said Fred. "I want to know the truth." I have said Bessie Ashby never did anything by balvos. In ber grief and excitement she forgot she had flirted with her cousin; forgot about the "position;" forgot everything, but she was frigbtenod, ana miserable, and tired of acting. "I have been so horribly selfish, ' she sobbed. "I didn't think I cared so much, aud and be waa so poor, and then wa quarreled, and I thought 1 eould like yon well enough.- I don't think 1 should have been ao wioked.but be waa so proud, and things got worse every day; but lately it has all come back, and I can't help it." t "You have not treated me well, Bes sie," said tha honest young captain after a short silence. "Men don't want wo men to marry them beoaute 'they think they can like them well enough;' but I think you see how you have wronged me. It is all over now, ao we ill uv nn mnre at.out it." I have aaid before that hearts do not break. They may stretch and peruana nff.ir littU id the rnhnnnd. hut reallv breaking ia out of the question; and warm and true though our brave cap tain's might be, it waa not likely to dia- .,. .1 . graee ina general inma ruooer reputa tion by snapping, even in this painful strain: ao pray do not blame poor. rni tent Bessie for any sisfortanta which may hereafter befall him. Tbe next morning Dr. Halifax met his rival in the street. "I propheoiod rightly, old fellow, said the gentleman, quietly. "The affirmative proves to lie a negative after "Mademoisello ia changoablo,' aaid Tom. "I hope I am not going to have you for a patient, Houstod. You are as pale aa a ghost." ' "Broken heart," btughed the captain. "No, I don't think you will. The warmth givea me a alight headache; that is all." But there waa something more. As the day grew, the slight headache lie came a severe one, throbbing and puls ing, the pale face flushed, and the strong limbs trembled and failod aa they had nevor done before. At about 6 o'clock, as Tom sat in his oflloe writing out some prescriptions. Captain Housted entered the rooni and staggered into a chair. "I am afraid you are going to have a patient, Halifax,"be said, smiling feebly. "I feel ruthor faint." And aa be said it hedroppod his deathly face upon the table, and lay there without moving. He bad braved it a long time, but the dreadful pest had como upon him at last. Tom sent for Colonel Ashby, and tho siek man was carried home. At the door Bessie met them with a pale lace, but steady eyes. "She ought to have boon sent away, said Tom. But I am not afraid," she answered, firmly. "Please let me stay?" I dure aay you will ueciue mat ir. Halifax was shockingly unstable when I ri.1l vmi that 'from that tfmo his mind be- vta J vt all gan to waver as regardod Bessie Ashby. Meeting her every day in her cousin's sick room it was not easy to feel cold and stern. Bhe waa so sweet and girlish in her new humility ,now the old capricious coquetry was thrown aside, and in all hor appealing obedionoe to his ordora he could not fail to see a little sensitive fear which sometimes troubled, but always stirred bis heart. He must tako care of hor, too; every shadow that crossod the pretty fuoe must be. inquireu into, no twit, irninu In full ill I0V8 BlZaiu. of m.a . " D I - 1 ' ' course; he was meroly doing bis duty, as a medical ruuu. aim, it was rumor iu torosting. Captuin Housted was the last serious case of sickness, but it was a very severe one. For months the poor leilow a nie lay trembling in the balunoe one day fAvnrml mid dolirious. tho next seem ingly siukiog into death. But in time he began to struggle through it, and thauks to Tom's skill and pationco, the shadowy tace began to ugiit wuu a imut glimmer of roturuing strength. Gradually the fearful scourge weak ened its nower. and little by little seemed passing away. There wore still patients to bo visited, and work to be done, but the awful rage of the pesti lence hud swept by. Then it was iuai Tom Halifax becan to reap his reward. f ooplo who bad never hoard his name six mouths More, sent for him in all Man of wealth and hich standing in socioty courtod bis acquaint ance as the brave young uooior wuu um bis work so nobly throughout the eiek noss at Doming." Meu and women pointed him out to each other on the street, saying: "But for him I should have been laid in my grave." "He saved my children for me." "When my old niotuor died ho was tue last mau sue knaiir " "Wlmn we were in trouble be worked for us duy and night. Ood bless bimr llad thero oeen noiuing owe, mo warm, loyal young boort would have thrilled with tender thankfulness at the simple gratitudo of the humble sufferers lin nnnrand almost a Savior, but apart from this, roality came to him. mere was no laon oi prauuee nuw.nuu the name and fortune that bad seemed so fur away a year ago, became a promise of truth. Of course aa yot they were not quite porfected, but still euoh day lirnnirht tlmm nuaror. and showod some thing of solid advancement in life and prospect. The uuaioaux en Aspugue were beginning to staud on a substantial foundation. Perhaps this might have made him very happy. Naturally be felt thankful, but boiug a very warm hearted and (in some things) a very nn- soientiflo M. D., he could not feel quite rostful. Tim trnnitt nf all truths is. that what ever wo lovo, we oan forgive, and what ever we forgivo, it is noniunouii w iov. Bessie Ashby had reinsed uupi.iiouHiou. Whv h id shu done it? Could it be that bor foolish littlo heart was subdued at last? It is easy to be magnanimous when nnn liua Imnn iuiurcd. and it is hard not to bo magnanimous wheu the injuror is a protty girl whom one nus njvbu. n wu ,ara nwirn tlmn av ruudIo record. I should cortainly deoide that my hero could not forgivo my heroine under any oiroum stttuces, aud consequently should doom tlmm hntli to misorv and despair. But hm it is. I am compelled to say that Tom Halifax, M. V., lorgave uessie amiuj, for tho eiru pie reason that.in spite of ber faults, he loved ber. And Bessie? During her cousin a sick ness she bad learned tho extent of the M. D.'a power. Bhe had found out that alio could look up to hira ami rely on bis strength, that sho could trust him im- Uioitly. Sho began to discover uisi ii tad a higher object in view than the re gard of self, which had beou the one viiiino- n.iiriif lur life, and his example taught ber the true nobility of genorous aacrillooa. Still, in spue oi me cuaoKe in the hearts of both, they had not ad vanced much outwardly from the old coldness. But in tho second month oi Capt. llousted'a illness the denouement came, aa a denouement always comes. n nATtiMPtAiHT. t Ouo evening there bad been a alight Oi fever, and after a heavy sleep tbe patient awakened, restless and waudering. iiossie waa stanaiog at one aide of the bed, and Dr. Halifax at the ntlir linhlinir the oantain'a band aa be opened bis eyes. "It waa you she loved after all, Hali r.. " 1,m amiiiriir faintly. "I am only Cousin Fred.'" The blood rushed into Bessie's face. Tho hnndsoma eves told her they under stood told ber with one glsncetbat hnmt hr cheek and set ber heart beat inff wildly. The next moment she had brushed by him and left tbe room. Half an hour after Dr. Halifax came down stairs and walked straight into the parlor aa though with some object in A ar nrettr firm re stood re vealed in the dusky light by the window nrettv head, with lona. shinins curls, resting upon an equally pretty band. I wonder if alias Ashby knew what waa coming? Certainly her pulse fluttered very fast, and she looked out into the garden quite resoiuioiy. "UessieS" Bhe did not move. "Bessie!" He certainly was a determined gentle man !.: Mr Halifax, for he drew the pretty bands away and turned Miss Ashby to the light. "Was it truer ue wuisperea, penning very low over ber. Tl,a lnnrr pnrls drooned a little nearer. It really looked as if , Miss Ashby was going over to the enemy. "I I think it was, she aaid, very softly. I think it has been true for a long time, Dr. Halifax." Tt. na (lrAfulfnllv nndisrnified. but Miss Ashby bad positively made an un conditional surrender, ana me curia my in a shining heap against Dr. Halifax s broad shoulder. "My dear little girl," be said, ten derly kissing the pretty, tremulous face. "Mv dear littlo girl, how happy you have made me." What more have I to say? I have ended my reoord, bringing both hero and heroine through thoir adventures, and leaving them in a properly dramatio position. I have only to toll you that Captain Housted has proved my thoory of the elasticity of hearts, and recovering from his sickness, recovered from hU disappointment in a very sensible man ner. In all probability be forgot bis penchant for brown eyes and mnrried a blondo. If be did, could tuore be a bet tor tiroof that love is a lottery, and "variety the spice of bfe?" Little Alex. Aloxandor II. Stephens appeared on the floor of the House recently, says a Washington poper, for the first time since he sprained bis ankle on the capitol steps. Mombera crowdod around bie wheel-chair and congratulated him upon his recovery from an accideut which micht easily have proved fatul. He seems to bo in better health even than boforo tho mishap, and bo has not lost a whit of bis interest in public aUuirs. it is always an interesting sight to see the veteran statesman whon he visits the Houso. He generally wheels his choir nn direotlv m front of the speaker's dosk, on the Domooratio side of the Chambor, and if nothing of interest is transpiring, be spends most of bis time in shaking hands and talking with the other mombers. . Unless the room is quite warm, be keeps his soft folt hat on his bead as a protection airainst draughts. On the arm of his chair is fixed a sort of writing tablo whioh be very frequently uses, for while in the bouse he is rarely idle. When he has occasion to address the house on any subject he first faces the Speaker of the house, and then that part of the house where most of the members are seated. He remains not stationary, however, but propels bis chair backward and forward with his bands while speak- ins:, and in fact shows nearly as much activity as the youngest and strongest representative before him. His voico is distinct and somewhat shrill, as is apt to to bo the case with men of his advanced ago,and yet it is not unpleasant to listen to. uiose attention is always puiu u what he has to say, members occupying seats in the roar coming up and gather ing near him so as not to lose a word. The opportunities for hoaring him make a speech are not numorous, for he does not ofteu indulge in oratorical effects. When he does be is vigorous, animated and pointed in bis remarks, never wearying the House wuu pro traotcd commonplaces, after tbe fashion of so many of his fellow-Congressmen. His visits to tbe House are gonerany oi brief duration, not extending over three or fonr hours at the most. Dur ing tho early part of the winter bo went to the rapitol almost every day, but now be does not often leave his room, owing to his feebleness. He can not personally attend to tbe wants of all his constituents, beyond introducing a few bills, but in one way or auothcr he probably does as much for thorn as other Congressmen do for theirs. That he can, if he so desires, remain in Congress as long as his life lasts, is an undisputed fuot, but his determinution not to accopt a re-nomination sooms to be fixed. An Itinerant Ilarber. Tho Philadelphia Times relates the following incident of a traveling knight of the razor: "I bu nnoso I'm what would be called an oscillating tonsorial artist." Tho speaker was a well dressed man of thirty, cirrying in his hand a little leather bag. "Huveu t you any shop? asked the re porter. "So; this is my shop," said the man, holding up his little valise. Thon he opened it aud Bhowed its contents, which consisted of a dozen razors, a unmoor oi brushes and other paraphernalia, be longing to his trade. "Most of my ens toruers live on Walnut, Bpruee and Chestnut streets," said the man, "and the majority of thorn have retired from active business. Many of them in thoir younger days shaved themselves, but are now too infirm. I get all tbe way from a quarter to seventy Eve oenta for a shave. I start ont every morning about eight o'clock and wind up about ono or two. I have a regular route to go over, and the barber showed a little book in which were the names and addresses of bis enhtomers. "I have dif ferent customers for different days." "How much can you make a week?" aked the reporter. "In winter I make 20 a week, bnt in summer I don't make so much, as many of my customer go out of town." "Are there any barbers in your branch in any or tbe larze cities 7 "No, I thiuk not. I am the only man in this particular branch. I rater to the aristocratic class, and I'm saving money at it. Its my own idea; and aa a first olass artist oan't make more than $'20 a week in a shop, perquisites and pay,' I prefer this. A man of good address presents him self at a house, desiring employment. The gentleman to whom he applies, after asking a few questions, aaya: "Well, my good fellow, I like your looks, and I'm willing to engage you." "I have also a favorable impression of monsieur. and I will give him as answer after making inquiries in respect to the house, which will result, I have no doubt, most favorably. An Odd Ocran Steamer. A f1nmn.AAva.Ai1 ami milHtlAlllt VAHHfll ifl lininir linilt nl NvncV at the verd of .Tamna Y. Kmitli fur the American Quick Transit Steamship Company. It is tho invention oi uaptain oioreiauu, ior ionj years connected with tho Canard line. (Ilia will lu lannMio.l olinnt the middle of July, but, as it will take a, least a month to put in ber boilers and machinery, sue will not be ready for her trial trip before the latter part of August. If she re alizes the expectations of ber inventor, she will be put in the West India fruit trala n.n1 nttinr vabuaIh will be made for the freight and passenger trans-Atlantio service, Ail oi her timbers are in posi tion, her planking is about completed, and a large force of mon are hurrying forward tbe work. The best materials are used, and abe will be stronger than t ha nrdinrtrv vahhaI tn unsfain the Strain of her engines, which will be double the usual power. Tbe vessel is 150 feet long, 21 beam anrl 1ft ArrrAmA viillh. She is nliarr) for ward, and has a long,clean rnn aft. The speed promised is aoout twemy-nve niiloa nn hnnr nn thnt the vovace 00 r OSS the Atlantic may be made in six days. The model is different in every important resjiect irom tne ocean steamers now iu nan. Firxt. she ia about 33 Per cent. more beam, and instead of the straight sides going doep down into the water, there will be a graceful rise from the keel to the load lino. It is claimed that the bull will bo moro staple without ballast man tue present type oi Tim "turtle Imftk." or dome duek, ia a distinguished feature, bb it will afford enlarged space on passenger ves- aula fni- aiilnnn nwnnimnil.ltions. and Oil freight vessela for the comfortable hous ing of cattle. It can be need as a prome nade deck in fair weather. The whole nnnpr dnnlf will Hi ns be covored in. and the space usually exposed to the weather will bo entirely utilized, it win tnns do Unlit airv and waII ventilated. Abaft will be the main suloon.a spacious apart- ment lurnisneu in mauogany ami uiuca walnut. Large staterooms will open frmn the main saloon. Directly forward of the main saloon will be the engine room, then the mess-room and officers' staterooms. Still further forward will be the quarters for the crew. Greater sufety is claimed for the turtle-back; it will tie the vessel's sides together, thus maliinir her sironcmr: no sea. no matter how large, can strike at right angles, and the conclusive lorce irom ooaruing sens is avoided by the perfoct shedding of them on the curved surface. The wheel timiKA amnkn-HtAcks. ventilators and flag and signal staffs will be the only things risiug above the upper decks. There will be no spars or masts. Among.tbo ad vantages claimed are the absence of all top weight, whioh strains the aln'n in lipftvv weather. the avoiding of a groat outlay for sails and rigging, and the dispensing wuu a lurirn crew nf nractical sailors. Another claim is that in a straight course on the ocean, taking the wind as it blows, the atnospberio resistance against the spars, ninsU ami riccino- of a vessel driven bv steam power is so great that the gain by liioir reuiUvau win mure huuu uumyououio tnr tlin Inon nf the advantage of sails in a favoring breeze. To meet the emergency . . . . , . . , . oi derangement to tne main siian, screw, or machinery at sea, a pair of auxiliary inmai nm nliu'nd nnn nhnvn the other in the dead wood just forward of the rudder post, and entirely independent oi tne iiinin shaft an A Hnrfiw. When not in nse they will be inclosed by largo shutters Hush with the wood. 11 . tne ordinary steering apparatus Bhould become dis abled, the arrangement of the shutters is such that they can be used as a sort of double rudder, on fore port and one for starboard. New York Sun. rack r Alexandria. The sack of Alexandria appears to have been complete. Arubi Pasha, ac cording to General Stone's stutemont, ordered it before he withdrew with his troops, and also sent a military com mand to murder the Khedive. This crime was not consummated, the soldiers having been bought over. Tewfilk and his household and Deverisob Pasha, the Turkish commissioner, are now safe un der British protection. All the Egyp tian ministers except Arubi have reported themselves to the Khedive. The posi tion of the rebel leader and the number of his followers are unknown. Sir Gar net Wolsoley has been appointed to the Egyptian command, and he will doubt loss have a sufficient land force to estab lish order. Tbe Porte lias at last been aroused to a sense of bis responsibility, and it ia probable that a Turkish contin gent will lie sent to Egypt. Alexandria bos been burned and pillaged by Bedou ins and tbe criminal cla tsea. The peace able inhabitants fled in terror during the pillage and assassination. The fury of tho mob appears to have been first di rected against the European quarter, but the flumes spread beyond it, and the total destruction of tbe city is net im probable. Every available man has been landed from the British hips. and de tachmeuts have been sent ashore from the neutral vessels to co-operate in re storing order and checking the spread of tbo fire. Two thousand people are said to have been massacred during the sack of tbe oity. As tbe Europeans remaining did not number noarly ao many, accord ing to oflloial statements before the bom bardment, it is presumable that wealthy EcTPtians were likjwise butchered. fort Said is safe; but there is a doubt regarding Cairo, unless the populaoe should refase admittance to Arabi Pushi and bis army. fS. F. Post. He happened to press the foot of a young lady who waa sitting next the door, in getting out of a Btreet car. The damsel, compressing ber brows in an awe-inspiring frown, ejaculated "Yon clumsy wretch P Most men would have looked foolish and apologized, but our hero waa equal to the occasion. "My dear youug lady, he exclaimed, "you ahould have feet large enough to be seen, and then they wouldn't be trodden ujKin." Her brow relaxed, her eyee spar kled, ber lips smiled, and tbe injury was forgotten. ' Old Sootch gentleman a tting in a To ronto car-a young lady enters and makes a rush for the topmost seat. The car stops suddenly ,tbe young lady lands on the old gentleman's kneea, blushing and exclaiming, "Oh! beg your pardon." Old G. Diana mention it, lastie; I'd rather hae yu aittiu' on my knee than atannin' on ceremony." Whiftler at Home. The Syracuse, New York JonmA, has the following account of Whittier.thh poet: The bouse is a fair, well-built resi dence, with a wide piazza on three aides of it, close to the railway, but overlook ing an extensive and very charming lawn. Tbe reception-room is essentially an author'a home-bright, cheerful, and full of pretty things that have, doubt less, been made by pretty hands. A piano stands in one oorner by an open fire place, and I conld imagine Mr. Wbiltier pensively listening to the good musio which somebody plays for him, as there ia a quantity of it lying at band near to the fine instrument, by the best composers. Mr. Whittier is tall, erect and somewhat diffident, as bachelors of bis age are apt to be. His greeting is cordial and bis fine brown eyes aay "Welcome" before bis lips utter the gra cious words. Our conversation drifted into a topio common, to the time tbe deaths of Mr. Longfellow and Enierson ; both frienda of the Quaker poet, and both of whom be eulogized in his pecu liar way. Naturally our talk passed on to the mention of the other world and the noarnoss many persons exper ience of thoir dear ones who have entered in rest. "I have never felt the intluence you describe," said Mr. Whittier; "no one who has passed away seems noar to me now. Life is such a mystery that I do not ask to penetrate the secrots of eternity but I can imugino that you aud others aro onscious of the unseen pres ence of thoe whom j ou have loved and lost." "And who are eternally happy, I added. "Well, I am not certain about that, ' he continued with an expression of ab straction "I believe we may have troubles thero, as well as here if not, the contrast would not be so sweet. The difference will be that we shall be better enabled to bear them. Heaven is a place of harmony everything will be harmonized there." "Then you do not admiro a state of complete bliss?" "No; why should I any more than I like clum at high tide" and after join ing mo iu a moment of merriment, he said: "Well, all have times of exquiito en joymont, the more beautiful because so reflecting, and it is for the contrasts in life, of pain and pleasure, that snch ex periences are prized." Turning sud denly, he asked: "When are you the happiest?" "You will laugh, Mr. Whittier, but it ia when I hear the first note of a robin in the early springtime.'' "No, I shall not JouRh, for I under stand that ploasure, too." Then I described the meadows of Cen tral Park which he said was all new to him and he bad not supposed anyone would ko there to hear a robin's song. A morry twinkle came into his oyes as be added: "I like Boston Common because they bung some Quakers there onco upon a time." He remarkad that he is seventy five years of ago, and' "poetical effusious could uot be expected from such an old man." But he seems in very tolerable health and bis poetic temperamont is still en kindled sometimes. In vivid contrast to this gentle, sweet-tempered, genial old man is tbe vivacious, handsome and gifted author, Mr. J. T. Trowbridge, whose "Vaga bonds" has been the delight of so many public and private recitations, Mr. Trowbridge resides at Arlington, also about twenty miles from Boston, in a pretty, choeiful cottage, surrounded by a lawn that slopes down to a little lake. He is a brilliant conversational- 'st. keen nt repartee, and full of aneo dote. His story of Mr. Horace Greeley's absent-mindedness at a tea party is too good to be' lost. A cake basket being passed to that gentleman on such a con vivial occasion, he took it on one of bis forefingers and consumed its entire con' tents. Colonel Higginson, one of Bos ton's brightest "lights," resides at Cam bridge. It was he who wrote as you will remember "The Procession of Fowera" and "Malbone House." Ho is wealthy, but a great worker. He is also very handsome, having remarkably fine curling gray hair, which rounds and softens his florid face. He went to New York at the time of Dr. Hollands funeral and sat close to the coffin of his dear friend and brother, paying this most oommendable respect to his memory and genius. Yenilatlon. With respect to ventilation, it is tbe thing the natural man abhors. Iu ref erence to it we feel inclined to para phrase that whioh has been said about charity, namely, that it is an emotion of tbe mind iu which A never seea B with out desiriug to relievo him, not with the goods of A but with the goods of C. Similarly, it may be said that when A feels the atmosphere of a room stuffy he desired it to be changed, not at the risk of himself, A, catching cold, bnt at the risk of B, or any person other than A If a proof of this were wanted, it may be found in any assembly where there is some big man whose orders are taken a judge on the bencn or tbe chairman oi meeting. What is the direction to tbe attendant when tbe judge or chairman feels there is need of ventilation? feel the air of this conrt or room very close; open two of those windows there;" not "open two of those windows near me." The big man with natural fear of ventilation lets somebody else bear tne burden, while himself geta the benefit. It is very rarely, indeed, that the man "down there" has either the readiness or tbe conrace to protest. Tbe only in stance that occurs to ns of the kind ia of Sidney Smith, when, as a curate, sitting at a dinner attended by a higher order of the clergy, he said to a waiter, who waa about to open a window close by, "Don't give rue my death of a cold; open one behind a bishop, -ilanufactnr er and Builder. "Sometimes," remarked Fogg, remov ing his cigar, "I wish that 1 bad never been born, or that I had died in child' hood." He puffed away for a moment or two, and then added, with something like his eustomary cheerfulness: "Hell, I have not lived altogether in vain. have made a fairly good husband for Mrs. F., a woman who conld never have got anybody else to marry ber. snORT BITS. Epitaph for an actor Played ont. They've been having irale-ah .).. i the Western States. ' Tbe Wells comet--but thereby hanc ' no tail, to eponk of. 6 Never strike a feather bolster whn i ia down. N. 0. Pio. Weddings in July are summer tiei an,t there are no new styles. Doctors and mackerel have this in com. mon: they seldom are caught ont of their own scuoois. How very fortunate it is that evervono s able to believe that he baa more than his share of brains. Tbe pig has sometimes been comusrl to a musical instrnment. The corn-et scorns to bit his case. We saw a man yesterday who had nn advice to give an editor regarding the tone of his paper. He was dead. Miss Hancock and Mr. Loean were married in Chicago last wcok. No; there is no political significance in this.' The freshman's occupation is gono. A kind of glass has been invonted for street lamps from which a stone bounds harm lessly. Surah Bdrnhardt's theatrical exclama tion welcoming on her husband was, "To arms be comes; the Greek the' Greek." Sitting Bull draws a pint of whisky per day as a government ration, and he has acquired a regular army crook to his right elbow. 'Does poultry pay?" asked a stranger of a city dealer. "Of courso it does," was the reply; "even the little chickens shell out." Says the Philadelphia News, "Frank James is undecided whether to return to the West and rob express trams or to go to Niagara and buy a hack." It has been remarked that a large nose is a sign of character. So ia a red nose, but it is a more brilliant sign and of a different character. (N. 0. Picayune. He was so mad to find his wife not at home that he took the soap and wrote across the looking-glass: "Betsey Jane is a big fool." Bhe amended it with " 'a wife." Triie attention of borrowera of umbrel las is called to the fuot recorded in Truth, London, that a man has recently been sentenced in England to eighteen months hard labor for stealing an um brella. Mrs. Josephino Louise Newcomb, of New York, has contributed $20,000 to tho library building fund of Washingtoa and Lee University, Lexington, Va. Her lute husband, Warren Newcomb, a few years ago gave $10,000 for the same ob ject. 'Well, what do you think of X.'s new five act tragedy?" "Hum! There were five of us in uur box, not bad judges of a play us judges go, and we all agreed that ono act should have been omitted." "In deed! Which act?" ''Well, no two of us agreed ou that point." "I can't get up ecrly," said the poor victim to his doctor. "Oh. yes, you can," was the reply, "if you will follow my advice, wiiatisyour ncur oi ris ing?" "Nine o'clock." "Well, get np half an hour later every day, and in the couise of a month you will hnd yourself np at four in the morning. A little pirl who ran borne from school, all out of breath, said: "Oh, please, ma, may I get married and have a husband.' "My child!" exolaimed the astonished mother, "don't let me hear such words from you again!" "Well, then, may I have a piece of bread and butter and go out to play in the back yard?" VEttY OLD PKOPLF. B. B. Ludlow died lately in Oswego, aged 92. Wm. B. Gould, of Hillsborough, Me., is 92 years of age. Josoph McClees, of Wagonton, Penn sylvania, aged 91, was killed in trying to board a train. Mrs. Clarissa Raymond of Wilton, Conn., has just celebrated ber 100th birthday. Wm. Wrenn. of Spottsylvania county, Virgininia.bas just died at tbe age of one hundred. Mrs. Mury Boynton baa just died at Pepperell, Mass., "after rounding a cen tury of life. Joshua Webb died recently m Madi son county, Kentucky, at the age of 90. He was a soldier in the war with Mexico. Ephriam S. Durfee. of Oshkosh, Wis consin, died recently aged ninety-six years. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. After living a bachelor's life of ninety six years.Hcnry Jewett of Coffee county, Georgia, has just married a girl of six teen. Mrs. Lilley, the nurse who attended Queen Victoria at the birth of each of her nine children, died recently at the uge of 92. Mrs. Lucy Pickett, who died recently at Saugatuck, Mioh., is believed to have been 115 years old. SIi9 waa born in Platteburg. Mrs. Abbie Graham, a widow of Nova Scotis, is 105 years of age. She retains all her faculties almost unimpaired, pins, kpits, and reads without specta cles. Jesse Delong, who died recentlyjn Dennison, Ohio, waa born May 5, l' ,b He purchased the land on which he died from the Government in 182G. He leaves a daughter seventy-two and a eon seven ty years of age. The first brick house bui'.t in St. Lom' waa occupied by Mrs. Nancy Van Ber gen, who died recently, aged 85 years. Her grandfather waa one of the men who helped to dump the tea into Boston harbor. Joseph Greno and hia wife, of Swan ton, New Hampshire, are aged 101 ana 90 years respectively. They have cele brated their diamond wedding, hv twelve children, and have bad eighty four grandchildren. Sally Simvall, of Shelby. Ky., has just died at tbe age of 91. She aud her daughter were elavea. The daughter be came the property of a aouthern.-r, who educated and married ber. Tbe daugh ter is living in St. Louis. The mother saw her only once after the daughter marriage.